Chelsea FanCast

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Gate 17's very own Mark Worrall and ESPN Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to look back at Chelsea's transfer business; the win against Everton; the Champions' League draw and look forward to Leicester this weekend. On the show tonight we’ll be asking whether Chelsea were ‘snubbed’ by Oxlade-Chamberlain, Barkley and Llorente as the media would have it and if not them what are we missing? In part two we look at the new signings and compare this year’s squad with last years to establish whether the club have done good business or not.  We ask how have the board done, will Conte be happy or not and can we compete on all four fronts? In part three we look back at a comfortable win against Everton, discuss what looks like a tough draw in the Champions’ League group stages and look forward to Leicester away this Saturday. In part four we have some belting emails on the transfer window and some tales from following Chelsea over land and sea. Chelsea FanCast has joined Patreon - if you would like to donate or subscribe to support the Chelsea FanCast you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/ChelseaFanCast Please Donate to Alan Gavurin (@RootlessCosmo on twitter) who will be walking the Capital Ring to raise money for Down to Earth @QSA to tackle #FuneralPoverty go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Alan-Gavurin to donate Make Safe Standing Happen! Support the campaign to install England’s first Safe Standing area for a chance to contribute £5 and win a Chelsea shirt signed by Gianluca Vialli https://www.tifosy.com/safestanding?scout=13491#reward/642  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Annual General Meeting of the Chelsea Supporters Trust was held at 14:00 on Sunday 13th of August 2017. As always we recorded the meeting for the benefit of members who were unable to attend in person. AGENDA 1. Welcome and apologies 2. Chairman's Report - overall report on Trust issues and accounts 3. Secretary's Report 4. 2017 Annual Survey - summary of results 5. Board Elections 6. Motions from the CST Board 6.1 Board Elections 6.2 Approval of 2016/17 Accounts and Use of Independent Examiner 6.3 Chelsea Supporters Trust affiliations 6.4 Stamford Bridge Redevelopment 6.5 Future of Chelsea Pitch Owners 6.6 Temporary Stadium 6.7 Atmosphere Concerns and Safe Standing 6.8 Ticket Pricing and Availability 6.9 Kick-Off Times 6.10 Membership of Safety Advisory Group 6.11 Ticket Touting 6.12 Stakeholder Engagement 6.13 Football in the Community 6.14 Club Heritage 6.15 Supporters Club Ticket Allocations 7. Any Other Business  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend, Kerry Dixon, to look back at the win against Spurs last weekend and look forward to this weekend's match against Everton. Chidge and Kerry are still buzzing after the win against Spurs and applaud Conte and the team's performance. Kerry also gives his assessment of Morata with some sympathy. Talking of strikers, Wayne Rooney and Everton are this weekend's visitors and Kerry pays tribute to one of the great England careers with Rooney announcing his retirement from International Football.  Looking ahead to Chelsea v Everton, Kerry is confident of a Chelsea win but is concerned that with Costa gone and Morata and Batshuayi not yet up to scratch, who will put the ball in the 'onion bag' for the Blues.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Alex Churchill aka 'The Girl Who Likes Boys' and making his debut, Llion Carbis, to crow over the cock's of North London after Chelsea's 2-1 win ruined their Wembley party. On the show tonight we’ll be revelling in Conte’s Italian job as he and the team put in a tactical master class to ruin Spurs party. In part two we applaud the Wham coiffured Marcos Alonso’s superb performance; sympathise with Morata and look at some encouraging performances from Rudiger; Christensen and Bakayoko. And even more important what was the drum being piped through the PA all about. In part three we have some great emails asking why everyone hates us and with Dier and Vertonghen dishing out some nasty challenges why is there no consistency with the referees. In part four Llion will be telling us all about the re-launch of chelseafancast.com and what you lot can do to help.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon look back at Chelsea's opening defeat to Burnley, discuss the Costa issue and look forward to the match against old enemy Spurs next Sunday. Kerry reflects on the shock of losing to Burnley last Saturday but draw positives from Morata's debut and look forward to a fruitful relationship between the striker and Hazard going forward. Does Kerry have any sympathy with Costa effectively going on strike to get a move to Atletico Madrid. The situation is a mess and clearly needs to be resolved for the good of Chelsea as soon as possible. Looking ahead to Spurs this Sunday, do Chidge and Kerry think that playing home games at Wembley will be a problem for Spurs? Will the key to the match be in who wins the midfield battle? And will Chelsea bounce back with a win or will it be a cagey 'must not lose' draw?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Tony Glover to reflect upon Chelsea opening day defeat to Burnley. On the show tonight we’ll be asking how poor was Craig Pawson – did he get it right in sending Cahill and Fabregas off and if he did was his performance overall 'poor son'? In part two we discuss Chelsea’s woeful defending, losing their heads and a stunning debut from new striker Morata which almost snatched a draw from what seemed inevitable defeat. In part three we discuss why Chelsea seem to be hell bent on ‘Cash from Chaos’ as the soap opera rumbles on: Has Conte fallen out with the board; what do we do about Costa and why the hate for Cahill? In part four we have some cracking emails from our listeners on ‘nappy shitting’; the fallout from the defeat to Burnley and are there already similarities with Mourinho’s meltdown season.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge and Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon are back to preview the new season and look ahead to Chelsea's opening fixture against Burnley. Kerry Dixon gives us his thoughts on Chelsea's pre-season; our business in the transfer market so far and dismisses any concerns about Conte walking away. Kerry expects Chelsea to finish in the top four but believes its too hard to predict much beyond that although the first 6 matches will be crucial with Hazard and Bakayoko missing initially. Much will depend on how quickly Morata settles in and finds the back of the net. As for Burnley, Kerry fully expects Chelsea to secure 3 points comfortably!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge returns for the new season together with Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Alex Churchill aka 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' to look back at the summer shenanigans culminating in the Community Shield match against Arsenal. On the show tonight we’ll be asking whether the Community Shield really matters and what on earth was going on with the ABBA dance off penalties. In part two we have an interview with Simon Johnson, Football Correspondent at the London Evening Standard where we discussed the trouble with overseas tours; the trouble at the bridge and will there be trouble ahead in the new season. If you’re looking for trouble you’ve come to the right place! In part three we have news on the crowdfunding for Alan Hudson’s biography – Working Man’s Ballet; Mark and Alex’s books released over the summer and the Chelsea Supporters Trust AGM next Sunday 13th August. In part four we’ll be looking ahead to the opening match of the season against Burnley next Saturday and more specifically what we are most looking forward to in the new season.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Back in the summer of 2009, Chelsea FanCast were delighted to have Alan Hudson - one of the original 'Kings of the Kings Road' - as a special guest. Recorded in our first home in Putney Station Bar with Stamford Chidge, Dr Mart, ChelTel and Chris 'Celery Terrorist' Norman, Alan talks about his career at Chelsea, winning the FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup with fellow legends such as Chopper Harris, Peter Osgood, Charlie Cooke and Tommy Baldwin before it all ended abruptly being sold to Stoke City. Alan also offers his views on the modern game and the Chelsea of today, unrecognisable from the club he played for. We were also joined by Mr Blueblagger himself, the editor of the much loved cfcuk Fanzine, who talks about what has become a Chelsea institution. Alan's biography 'The Working Man's Ballet' was widely acclaimed as one of the best football books ever written when published in 1996. Out of print for many years, John King (author of Football Factory) and Martin Knight (author of Chelsea: The Special Ones) are currently raising money to get the book re-published via London Books. It will hopefully give all those who missed this fascinating book the first time round the chance to read it. If you enjoyed listening to Alan Hudson in this podcast, then please pledge to buy the book by visiting this crowdfunding page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/londonbooks/the-working-mans-ballet-autobiography-of-alan-huds?ref=thanks_link The crowdfunding campaign closes on August 15th so don't miss out on the chance to read the autobiography of one of Chelsea's most stylish players from the late '60's and early '70's golden era.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon and Stamford Chidge look back at a Chelsea season that ended in disappointment with an FA Cup final defeat but saw the Blues win the Premier League title for the 5th time. Kerry and Chidge whilst disappointed that Chelsea lost the FA Cup final, acknowledge that Arsenal played well and showed more desire. Defeat could be a blessing in disguise, proving that Chelsea are not the finished article. Looking ahead to next season, Kerry believes we need at least 2 world class additions to the squad - a striker and a creative midfielder - to mount a challenge on the Champions' League and the Premier League. Kerry also hopes to see some of talented youngsters get the chance to shine. As for this season, Antonio Conte gets the plaudits for turning things round and exceeding expectations and getting the best out of the team. On the pitch, Eden Hazard has been the player to catch Kerry's eye - a deserved winner at Chelsea's POTY awards last week. All in all its been a great season, and on...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Alex Churchill (The Girl Who Likes Balls) for the last FanCast of the season to look back on a very disappointing defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup Final. On the show tonight we ask if the decision on Arsenal’s first goal made the difference and what on earth was Victor Moses thinking? In part two we ask if Conte was too cautious. Should he have started Fabregas? Why is the team prone to performances like this but will it do us a favour going forward? And was this our most disappointing Cup final defeat of all time? In part three and four, we have loads of emails from you the listeners from all over the blue world, the last chance for you to have your say this season.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon and Stamford Chidge preview the FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Arsenal. Kerry and Chidge look back at the furore over JT's 26 minute guard of honour and Batshuayi's two cracking goals in the last Premier League match of the season last Sunday. But this weekend its all about the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Arsenal. Arsenal have some great FA Cup winning form over the years, but with most of their regular defence missing can they stand in the way of the Chelsea juggernaut to deny them their 8th FA Cup and second double? Will Fabregas or Matic start? Will Conte outwit Wenger? Will Costa bully Arsenal or can Sanchez provide the threat to bury Chelsea's double dreams? As always Kerry has all the answers, but we can guarantee that Saturday's final will, as always be a very special day in the football calendar. Whatever happens let's Keep The Blue Flag Flying High from Stamford Bridge to Wembley and Up The Chels!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Tony Glover to look back at an emotional weekend that saw us say farewell and thank you to John Terry. On the show tonight we look back at JT’s curtain call and the furore it has caused – oh dear, how sad, never mind! In part two we look at breaking records not making terrible ones; Batshuayi ah ha ah ha I like it; praise Cesar and Roman and give a hand to TBO for winning the Golden Glove. In part three, we look back at Saturday nights Eddie McCreadie book launch and look forward to next weekend’s FA Cup final against Arsenal. In part four we have loads of emails from you the listeners from all over the blue world.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It being that today, 19th May, is the 5th anniversary of Chelsea's unbelievable triumph in the Champions League, we thought it would be nice to put up the podcast we recorded shortly afterward. Buried away in the Chelsea FanCast archive and not heard by many who have only found us recently, the cast of Stamford Chidge, ChelTel, Dazza Mental, Pablo, Ross, Chris, Lauren et al are still clearly buzzing from the Champions League win in their old podcast haunt of Putney Station bar... Originally recorded as Chelsea FanCast #207 in May 2012.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon and Stamford Chidge look back at Chelsea's wins against West Brom and Watford that brought the title back to Stamford Bridge and look forward to the last league match of the season against Sunderland on Sunday. Kerry heaps praise on Batshuayi, the team and in particular Antonio Conte for a professional and hard won performance against West Brom last Friday. Kerry believes that Conte's ability to keep the squad happy has been fundamental to our success this season and hopes that he'll be able to add to the squad to challenge on all fronts again next season. Roman Abramovich is singled out for bringing so much success to the club since his arrival in 2003, whilst Kerry also tips his hat to Ken Bates who laid the foundations for the Roman era. Whilst the younger players had a chance to shine against Watford, it was JT who stole the headlines and Kerry believes that Sunday will be an emotional affair with the supporters bidding a fond farewell to our 'Captain, Leader, Legend'....  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.